There was once a plate full of chicken pot in front of me, but I didn’t cherish it. It was not until there were only some green onion, ginger and garlic slices left in the plate that I regretted it. This is the most painful thing in the world.

——Flatten.

Holding chopsticks, Zhan Ping looked at the empty plate with a complicated expression.

If you have never tasted delicious food, you can still bear it. But this kind of feeling of having nothing to eat after taking a bite, this feeling of being unable to eat or not being able to stop, is the most torturous.

Regret, now I regret it very much.

Just as Zhan Ping was staring at the empty plate in a daze, Linglong, who was not far away, saw this scene and couldn't help but snorted and laughed.

Tao Ti had sharp ears. When she heard the laughter, she slightly side-glanced at Linglong.

Linglong suppressed her laughter, bent down and whispered something into Taoti's ear.

When Tao Ti heard this, she glanced at the next table calmly, then curled her lips and smiled slightly.

Pei Yan saw the master and servant whispering to each other, raised his eyebrows and asked, "What are you talking about? It's so funny?"

Tao Ti didn't hide it from him. She poured herself a cup of jasmine tea, winked at him, and smiled, "I'll tell you later."

Seeing the cunning in her bright eyebrows, Pei Yan narrowed his eyes and said, "Okay."

………

After dinner, everyone went straight back to their rooms to rest as they had to get up early to travel the next day.

Compared to the tranquility in the palace, the nights in the countryside are filled with the chirping of insects, the croaking of frogs, and the occasional barking of dogs.

Tao Ti and Pei Yan lived in the most spacious and brightest room in the inn. After being cleaned up by the palace servants, the comfort level was greatly improved.

When Pei Yan finished washing up and entered the room, Tao Ti was sitting by the window reading a book. Her long black hair was obediently loose and her head was lowered, revealing a slender snow-white neck, which looked like a piece of white jade, glowing white in the warm yellow candlelight.

The breeze blew in from the window, and Pei Yan could smell the faint fragrance of her body after bathing. His eyes fell on her white and tender earlobes, which were so small and delicate that one would want to reach out and pinch them.

His fingers moved slightly, and finally gradually retracted.

He walked slowly around to her front and was about to call her softly when he saw her little head slide across his palm and fall gently.

Pei Yan laughed in silence. Could it be that she fell asleep?

Tao Ti was in a daze, and suddenly she felt a clear scent of pine approaching, and then a large hand firmly held her cheek.

She felt quite comfortable at first, but when she regained consciousness, she realized something was wrong. She suddenly widened her eyes and looked to her side.

When she saw Pei Yan in a snow-white nightgown, she breathed a sigh of relief and sobered up a little, "Your Highness, you're back."

"Well. Why don't you go to bed?" Pei Yan slowly stretched back his hand, his tall figure cast a large shadow in front of her.

"I wanted to wait for you to come back, but I fell asleep accidentally." Tao Ti said embarrassedly, and quickly stood up, "I'm going to sleep now."

"You go first, Lonely Light."

"good."

Tao Ti responded and went to the bed obediently.

The bedding and pillows were all brought from the palace, neatly laid out and soft. However, the bed in the inn was not as good as the bed in the East Palace, and the space was obviously much smaller.

Tao Ti didn't feel anything when she lay down on the bed. It was not until Pei Yan turned off the light, walked to the bed and lay down that she realized that the bed was really small!

Pei Yan's stature was already tall, and even if Tao Ti tried to shrink inward as much as possible, their shoulders were only a little distance apart, and they could clearly feel each other's aura.

Tao Ti didn't dare to move, for fear that she would accidentally touch something she was afraid to touch, which would be embarrassing.

In the quiet darkness, Pei Yan suddenly spoke slowly, "You haven't told me what you were laughing at during dinner."

Speaking of this, Tao Ti relaxed a little and expressed her reaction with a smile.

After listening, Pei Yan's tone was also somewhat amused, "A Ping is a stubborn person, don't mind him. If he dares to disrespect you again, just reprimand him directly. You are my Crown Princess, you have the power."

After a pause, he restrained his smile, suddenly turned around and faced Tao Ti.

His sudden side movement gave Tao Ti no time to dodge and her heart began to beat wildly.

Then a voice as cold as gold and jade was heard, "Ati, I'm sorry that you have been wronged during the time you married into the Eastern Palace..."

After hearing what he said, she was stunned for a long time before she came to her senses and stammered, "No, I'm not wronged. Actually, it's okay. I can understand it. After all, I did cause trouble when I first got married. It's normal for them to reject me... But after we got to know each other, they all treated me well..."

Her breath was filled with his strong scent. Fortunately, it was pitch black inside the curtain, which could hide her red and hot cheeks.

When will he lie down again? This posture is really unbearable.

Pei Yanming clearly felt that the person beside her was tense. If he didn't turn over tonight, she was afraid she would not be able to sleep all night.

Thinking of this, he curled his lips. Then, he raised his hand to ruffle her long hair and said in a cheerful tone, "Okay, we have to get up early tomorrow to travel, go to sleep."

This intimate gesture made Tao Titsch stunned.

He rubbed her head...

It should be just a casual rub, an unintentional little action, right?

It was not until the man beside her lay down again that she came to her senses and bit her lower lip lightly.

Yes, it was definitely unintentional, I didn’t mean any other thing!

On the first day of the wedding, he said he would give me a divorce letter, and today in the carriage he also said they were friends, so... stop imagining things!!

She took a deep breath, closed her eyes and tried to fall asleep.

………

Chang'an City, the residence of the third prince.

Pei Lingbi looked at Pei Changzhou, who was sitting at the desk calmly, and couldn't hold back her temper. She asked, "Brother, this is a rare opportunity. Don't you really plan to make some plans?"

Pei Changzhou raised his eyelids slightly and said indifferently, "Have you forgotten the reprimand from our mother last time? She told us to be patient and not to act rashly."

"Hold on, hold on, how long are you going to hold on like this? I heard that father has been looking for the whereabouts of Xu Wenhe, a famous doctor from Jiangnan. If father really finds him and cures that sickly kid, I wonder if you can still hold on!"

Pei Changzhou, "..."

Pei Lingbi curled her lips and said, "Perhaps the emperor has already found Xu Wenhe, otherwise why would he suddenly feel relieved to send Pei Yan to Luoyang? Brother, can't you see that in the heart of our father, the only prince he wants is Pei Yan!"

"Don't say anything." Pei Changzhou's hand holding the book suddenly paused, his brows furrowed, "The emperor must have made detailed arrangements for the prince's trip. If something happens to him at this critical moment, the emperor will first suspect me."

Pei Lingbi's dark eyes rolled around, "If we can't touch the crown prince, then we can touch Tao Ti, right?"

Pei Changzhou, "......?"

"She embarrassed you last time. Can you swallow this anger? What's more, she is getting bolder now. She threatens us with past events at any time. I get angry when I see her pretentious look!" Pei Lingbi's eyes were filled with resentment. She said coldly, "It's hard for us to touch her in the palace, but it's not easy to do it in Luoyang!"

After a long pause, Pei Changzhou asked in a low voice, "What are you going to do?"

Pei Lingbi raised the corners of her lips slightly, went to Pei Changzhou's side and whispered something, with a cold look of satisfaction in her eyes.